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I am a non-native English speaker. Since school, I was taught "on the earth" is equal to "in the world", and "on earth"'s meaning should be "indeed". But nowadays, I find "on earth" has replaced "on ...

Suppose I looked for a job on the Internet, found a few offers interesting and decided to call the phone numbers they had posted. Am I calling in or calling for the new jobs? (Or should I simply say ...

Some backstory: It was the Friday before Valentine's day, and I walked into a classroom to find a pile of Hershey's Kisses left for someone in the class. Initially, I wanted to take one, but then I ...

I have encountered these expressions today, when I was describing a photo.
People are lining up in the picture. I wanted to explain someone who is standing next to the person on the far left. And I ...

The phrases "in brief" and "in short" function as adverbs, but as what part of speech do "brief" and "short" function in these phrases? "Brief" stands alone as both a noun and adjective and could be ...

Can anyone recommend to me a good book and any other sources where I can study in detail the spatial and abstract meanings of English prepositions?
Since I am a visual learner, I would love to find ...

I've gotten into an argument about whether
"Most of what I've read is books"
or
"Most of what I've read are books"
is correct.
I think it should be "is" because "most of" refers to "what I've read" ...